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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, please contact: Stephanie Groswirt MultiGen-Paradigm Announces Vega™ for Linux ORLANDO, Fla. - November 29, 19993 -MultiGen-Paradigm, Inc. today announced at I/ITSEC in Orlando that the company is porting Vega, its industry-standard software environment for realtime visual simulation, virtual reality and visualization applications, to the Linux operating system. The company's introduction of Vega for Linux is in line with its strategy to provide the most robust and comprehensive solution supporting multiple platforms in the visual simulation marketplace. Developers will benefit from previous experience in the Unix environment, resulting in reduced reducing development and delivery costs. The openness of Linux offers opportunities for operating system performance enhancements. "With the port of Vega to Linux, MultiGen-Paradigm continues to lead the industry with simulation tools and application solutions for multiple platforms," said Elizabeth Smith, vice president of engineering, MultiGen-Paradigm. "We are happy to offer the functionality and versatility of Vega to our customers who choose Linux." MultiGen-Paradigm has developed Vega for Linux for its military and commercial customers wishing to deploy applications on low cost, PC-based hardware on a sophisticated operating system such as Linux. Vega for Linux will be available to MultiGen-Paradigm customers in the third quarter 2000. "MultiGen-Paradigm has always exhibited a high level of customer service and a commitment to offering the most comprehensive tools to developers," said Chris Insinger, software product line manager, SGI. "The combination of Vega for Linux and Performer for Linux brings a powerful set of capabilities to developers in the modeling and simulation field". MultiGen-Paradigm will demonstrate Vega for Linux at I/ITSEC in SGI's booth, 420. MultiGen-Paradigm, Inc., which has its headquarters in San Jose, CA, is the leading supplier of realtime 3D software for visual simulation, entertainment, urban simulation, and simulation-based training applications. MultiGen-Paradigm's suite of modeling tools, including MultiGen® II Pro and MultiGen Creator are used to create 3D objects and scenes for use in realtime applications. The company defines and supports OpenFlight®, the industry-standard realtime 3D scene description database format. MultiGen-Paradigm, Inc. is also a world leader in visual and audio simulation, sensor and IR solutions, dome-based simulation, and virtual reality products for use on SGI's IRIX® and Windows NT® workstations. Vega and AudioWorks2 are recognized as the premier software for development of these applications. MultiGen-Paradigm's Services Groups develop custom large area databases, realtime applications, and turnkey image generator systems. MultiGen-Paradigm's customers include Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, the Air Force Research Laboratory, Bergmann Associates, Bechtel Engineering, Krauss Maffei, the Israeli Air Force, British Aerospace, Disney Imagineering, Full Sail, LEGO A/S, Nintendo Company Ltd. and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Further information about MultiGen-Paradigm and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.multigen-paradigm.com. Editor's Note: Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
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